When faced with this new navigation pane system, I had to
either figure out a new way to work or I was going to suffer. I share some tips
that not only allowed me remain productive, but take an real liking to the new
navigation pane in Access.

While we not going to build the next great search engine in
Access, you can easily create a search form in Access that allows you search for
names that sound the same. The end result is a search form that behaves much
like using any modern search engine on the web.

Why bother with .net when you have thin client technologies that can web enable any windows application with the click of a button? Did you know that you can web enable any old VB or windows program that you have with out re-writing ONE line of code?

I attempt to answer why thin client is not the answer to creating web based applications.

Every software vendor seems to claim that they have the best RAD tool around. One main feature of Ms-Access is the idea of sub-forms. Read here as to why subs forms are one key feature to productivity in Access.

My notes on converting some software from a MV system to Ms Access. Multi Valued systems are still the best kept secret in the IT industry. If you attempt to convert one of these systems, you better read this!

I was asked a question about jobs, and is the Access programming / consulting market dead? This question was asked to me in the comp.databases.ms-access newsgroup. My response explains why, and how jobs in the IT market work.